{"id":302554,"date":"2026-06-10T13:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/302554\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:25:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T13:25:13","slug":"a-massive-caribbean-mango-festival-is-taking-over-pembroke-pines-this-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/302554\/","title":{"rendered":"A massive Caribbean mango festival is taking over Pembroke Pines this Father&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Volunteers-at-Island-SPACE-Mango-Festival-Photo-by-RJ-Deed-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Volunteers at Island SPACE Mango Festival\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secretmiami.com\/author\/bianca-marcof\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/profile1-150x150.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tStaff Writer\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to indulge this Father\u2019s Day weekend, you\u2019re in luck: the Island SPACE Mango Festival is back and ready to satiate your hunger with Caribbean cuisine and all things mango!<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by the world\u2019s only all-Caribbean history museum, Island SPACE Caribbean Museum, the third annual festival will take to Pembroke Pines\u2019 Charles F. Dodge City Center for one of South Florida\u2019s sweetest family outings.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Island-SPACE-Mango-Festival-Vendor-2025-Courtesy-of-Island-SPACE-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Island SPACE Mango Festival Vendor 2025\" class=\"wp-image-59464\"  \/>Courtesy of Island SPACE Mango Festival<\/p>\n<p>While snacking on delicious fruits is a given, the event allows attendees to immerse themselves in the culture with an array of artisan vendors, mango-growing and grafting workshops, live music, steelpan performances and dance showcases. So, get ready to party!<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a Mango Walk featuring dozens of exotic varieties on display before select mangos are auctioned off live, as well as on-site cooking demos by notable Caribbean chefs like Chef Winston Williams of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Chef Irie of Jamaica, Chef Thia of Haiti from Taste the Islands on PBS and Chef Guillermo representing Cuba.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Island SPACE past board president david Muir with Chef Thia at Island SPACE Mango Festival 2025\" class=\"wp-image-59465\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Island-SPACE-past-board-president-david-Muir-with-Chef-Thia-at-Island-SPACE-Mango-Festival-2025-Cour.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Island-SPACE-past-board-president-david-Muir-with-Chef-Thia-at-Island-SPACE-Mango-Festival-2025-Cour.jpeg\" alt=\"Island SPACE past board president david Muir with Chef Thia at Island SPACE Mango Festival 2025\" class=\"wp-image-59465\"  \/>Courtesy of Island SPACE Mango Festival<\/p>\n<p>For an additional cost, lovers of the King of Fruit can enjoy a guided tasting flight where a \u201cmango sommelier\u201d takes them through the flavor profiles, textures and aromas of rare mangos from across the Caribbean and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"549\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Island SPACE Mango Festival - Celebrating Dads\" class=\"wp-image-59406\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Island-SPACE-Mango-Festival-Celebrating-Dads-Photo-by-RJ-Deed.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Island-SPACE-Mango-Festival-Celebrating-Dads-Photo-by-RJ-Deed.jpg\" alt=\"Island SPACE Mango Festival - Celebrating Dads\" class=\"wp-image-59406\"  \/>Photo by RJ Deed<\/p>\n<p>And at the center of it all is Daddy\u2019s Kingdom, a premium Father\u2019s Day lounge designed specifically for dads and father figures. It features throne-style photo ops, games, giveaways and pampering experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, dads can take center stage at the Daddy Mango Eating Competition and enjoy soccer-themed moments on the main stage throughout the afternoon, ahead of the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Celebrate Father's Day at Island SPACE Mango Festival\" class=\"wp-image-59467\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Celebrate-Fathers-Day-at-Island-SPACE-Mango-Festival-1024x731.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Celebrate-Fathers-Day-at-Island-SPACE-Mango-Festival-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrate Father's Day at Island SPACE Mango Festival\" class=\"wp-image-59467\"  \/>Courtesy of Island SPACE Mango Festival<\/p>\n<p>The Island SPACE Mango Festival returns on Sunday, June 21, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. More information and tickets can be found on their website <a href=\"http:\/\/islandspacefl.org\/mangofest26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"http:\/\/islandspacefl.org\/mangofest26\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd 601 City Center Blvd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Staff Writer \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 June 9, 2026 If you\u2019re looking to indulge this Father\u2019s Day weekend, you\u2019re in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250],"class_list":["post-302554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}